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Ship drift
from datetime import datetime
from opendrift.models.shipdrift import ShipDrift
o = ShipDrift(loglevel=20)
o.add_readers_from_list([
'https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/topaz6/dataset-topaz6-arc-15min-3km-be.ncml',
'https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/mepslatest/meps_lagged_6_h_latest_2_5km_latest.nc',
'https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/mywavewam3km/dataset-wam-arctic-1hr3km-be.ncml'
])
21:56:07 INFO opendrift:509: OpenDriftSimulation initialised (version 1.13.0 / v1.13.0-61-gf300067)
Seed ship elements at defined position and time Note: beam/length ratio is larger than allowed, but is then clipped internally
o.seed_elements(lon=5.0, lat=63.0, radius=1000, number=1000,
time=datetime.utcnow(),
length=80.0, beam=20.0, height=9.0, draft=4.0)
21:56:07 WARNING opendrift.models.shipdrift:181: Ratio of beam to length should be in range 0.12 to 0.18, given range is 0.25-0.25. Using border value.
21:56:07 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:206: Adding a dynamical landmask with max. priority based on assumed maximum speed of 2.0 m/s. Adding a customised landmask may be faster...
21:56:11 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:233: Fallback values will be used for the following variables which have no readers:
21:56:11 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:236: sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity: 0.000000
21:56:11 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:236: sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity: 0.000000
21:56:11 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:236: sea_surface_wave_significant_height: 0.000000
21:56:11 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:236: sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment: 0.000000
Running model
o.run(steps=24, stop_on_error=True)
21:56:11 INFO opendrift:919: Using existing reader for land_binary_mask
21:56:11 INFO opendrift:930: All points are in ocean
21:56:11 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-05 21:56:07.344141 - step 1 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:11 INFO opendrift.readers:58: Opening file with xr.open_dataset
21:56:14 INFO opendrift.readers.reader_netCDF_CF_generic:338: Detected dimensions: {'x': 'x', 'y': 'y', 'time': 'time'}
21:56:14 INFO opendrift.readers:58: Opening file with xr.open_dataset
21:56:15 INFO opendrift.readers.reader_netCDF_CF_generic:338: Detected dimensions: {'time': 'time', 'x': 'x', 'y': 'y'}
21:56:15 INFO opendrift.readers:58: Opening file with xr.open_dataset
21:56:16 INFO opendrift.readers.reader_netCDF_CF_generic:338: Detected dimensions: {'y': 'rlat', 'x': 'rlon', 'time': 'time'}
21:56:18 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:18 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:19 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:19 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:21 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:21 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-05 22:56:07.344141 - step 2 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:22 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:22 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:23 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:23 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-05 23:56:07.344141 - step 3 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:26 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:26 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:27 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:27 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 00:56:07.344141 - step 4 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:29 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:29 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:29 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:29 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 01:56:07.344141 - step 5 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:31 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:31 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:32 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:32 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 02:56:07.344141 - step 6 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:33 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:33 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:34 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:34 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 03:56:07.344141 - step 7 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:36 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:36 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:37 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:37 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 04:56:07.344141 - step 8 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:38 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:38 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:39 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:39 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 05:56:07.344141 - step 9 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:40 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:40 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:41 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:41 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 06:56:07.344141 - step 10 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:42 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:42 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:43 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:43 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 07:56:07.344141 - step 11 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:44 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:44 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:45 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:45 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 08:56:07.344141 - step 12 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:46 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:46 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:47 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:47 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 09:56:07.344141 - step 13 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:49 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:49 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:50 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:50 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 10:56:07.344141 - step 14 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:51 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:51 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:52 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:52 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 11:56:07.344141 - step 15 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:54 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:54 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:55 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:55 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 12:56:07.344141 - step 16 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:56 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:56 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:57 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:56:57 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 13:56:07.344141 - step 17 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:56:58 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:56:58 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:00 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:57:00 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 14:56:07.344141 - step 18 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:57:01 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:01 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:02 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:57:02 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 15:56:07.344141 - step 19 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:57:03 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:03 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:04 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:57:04 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 16:56:07.344141 - step 20 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:57:06 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:06 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:07 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:57:07 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 17:56:07.344141 - step 21 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:57:08 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:08 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:09 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:57:09 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 18:56:07.344141 - step 22 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:57:10 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:10 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:11 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:57:11 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 19:56:07.344141 - step 23 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:57:12 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:12 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:13 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
21:57:13 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-03-06 20:56:07.344141 - step 24 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
21:57:15 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:15 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
21:57:16 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
Print and plot results
print(o)
o.plot(linecolor='orientation')
#o.animation(color='orientation', markersize=20, filename="orientation.gif", legend=['left','right'],colorbar=False,cmap='bwr')
o.animation(color='orientation', legend=['left','right'], markersize=20, colorbar=False, cmap='bwr')

===========================
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Reader performance:
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global_landmask
0:00:00.0 total
0:00:00.0 preparing
0:00:00.0 reading
0:00:00.0 masking
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https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/topaz6/dataset-topaz6-arc-15min-3km-be.ncml
0:00:16.3 total
0:00:00.0 preparing
0:00:16.1 reading
0:00:00.0 interpolation
0:00:00.0 interpolation_time
0:00:00.2 rotating vectors
0:00:00.0 masking
--------------------
https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/mepslatest/meps_lagged_6_h_latest_2_5km_latest.nc
0:00:22.8 total
0:00:00.0 preparing
0:00:22.6 reading
0:00:00.3 interpolation
0:00:00.0 interpolation_time
0:00:00.2 rotating vectors
0:00:00.0 masking
--------------------
https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/mywavewam3km/dataset-wam-arctic-1hr3km-be.ncml
0:00:18.7 total
0:00:00.0 preparing
0:00:18.4 reading
0:00:00.0 interpolation
0:00:00.0 interpolation_time
0:00:00.2 rotating vectors
0:00:00.0 masking
--------------------
Performance:
1:08.7 total time
4.3 configuration
0.0 preparing main loop
0.0 moving elements to ocean
1:04.3 main loop
0.6 updating elements
0.0 cleaning up
--------------------
===========================
Model: ShipDrift (OpenDrift version 1.13.0)
1000 active ShipObject particles (0 deactivated, 0 scheduled)
-------------------
Environment variables:
-----
land_binary_mask
1) global_landmask
-----
x_sea_water_velocity
y_sea_water_velocity
1) https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/topaz6/dataset-topaz6-arc-15min-3km-be.ncml
2) https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/mywavewam3km/dataset-wam-arctic-1hr3km-be.ncml
-----
x_wind
y_wind
1) https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/mepslatest/meps_lagged_6_h_latest_2_5km_latest.nc
-----
sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment
sea_surface_wave_significant_height
sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity
sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity
1) https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/mywavewam3km/dataset-wam-arctic-1hr3km-be.ncml
Discarded readers:
Time:
Start: 2025-03-05 21:56:07.344141 UTC
Present: 2025-03-06 21:56:07.344141 UTC
Calculation steps: 24 * 1:00:00 - total time: 1 day, 0:00:00
Output steps: 25 * 1:00:00
===========================
21:57:49 INFO opendrift:4600: Saving animation to /root/project/docs/source/gallery/animations/example_shipdrift_0.gif...
21:58:04 INFO opendrift:3036: Time to make animation: 0:00:15.837047

Total running time of the script: (2 minutes 5.113 seconds)